When burglars did the wrong thing (5)
I believe the answer is:
night
'when burglars did the' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'wrong thing' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'thing' is an anagram of 'NIGHT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "For most, the time for sleep" , "'She walks in beauty, like the . . . . .' (Byron)" , "Ignorance" , "What proverbially follows day" , "- School, - owl" .)